Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Some clergy and psychologists are willing to collaborate in providing for people under their care and some are reticent. The purpose of this research is to see if clergy are more likely to collaborate with psychologists of a particular sex or training background. Six groups of clergy were given written descriptions of a psychologist that varied on these two dimensions-the institution from which the psychologist received training and sexand were then asked to rate how likely they would be to participate in 7 collaborative scenarios with the psychologist. No group differences were found. Furthermore, clergy characteristics were not significantly related to their likelihood of collaborating with psychologists. Differences were observed among the 7 collaborative scenarios, suggesting that clergy are more interested in some forms of collaboration than others. It appears that idiographic relational factors are ultimately more important than general demographic categories in establishing clergy-psychologist collaboration.
Recommended Citation
McMinn, Mark R.; Ammons, Jeff; McLaughlin, Brian R.; Williamson, Colleen; Griffin, Justin W.; Fitzsimmons, C. Richelle; and Spires, Brandi, "Collaborate With Whom? Clergy Responses to Psychologist Characteristics (Chapter 2 of Psychology and the Church)" (2005). Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program. 224.
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Comments
Taken from Psychology and the Church by Mark R. McMinn. Copyright 2005 by Nova Science Publishers. Used by permission of Nova Science Publishers
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